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Countrywide Soul
''Countrywide Soul'' is the fifth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Jim Cuddy. It was released on May 31, 2019. Background The album comprises new recordings of songs previously recorded by Cuddy and Blue Rodeo, in addition to two new tracks and two cover songs. The album was recorded live at Cuddy's farm in Southern Ontario after touring for 2018's ''Constellation''. Track listing All songs written by Jim Cuddy, except where noted. #"All in Time" – 5:00 - originally recorded on 1998's '' All in Time'' #"Countrywide Soul" – 4:36 - originally recorded on 2006's ''The Light That Guides You Home'' #"Clearer View" – 3:50 - originally recorded on Blue Rodeo's '' Palace of Gold'' ( Greg Keelor, Jim Cuddy) #"Everybody Cries" – 3:45 - originally recorded on ''All in Time'' #"Dragging On" – 6:25 - originally recorded on Blue Rodeo's ''Tremolo'' (Keelor, Cuddy) #"The Light That Guides You Home" – 5:23 - originally recorded on ''The Light That Guides You Home'' #"Glorio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Cuddy
James Gordon Cuddy, (born December 2, 1955) is a Canadian singer-songwriter primarily associated with the band Blue Rodeo. Early life and education Cuddy was born in Toronto, Ontario. His Mother Jean Cuddy was an English teacher at Monarch Park Secondary School. He attended North Toronto Collegiate Institute, where he met and befriended Greg Keelor, his future bandmate. He also went to Upper Canada College and Queen's University. Musical career The Hi-Fis After graduating from university, Cuddy and Keelor formed a band called the Hi-Fis along with Jim Sublett on drums and Malcolm Schell playing bass. The band released a single in 1980 featuring "Look What You've Done" and on the B side "I Don't Know Why (You Love Me)". The record was not a commercial success, and when they couldn't get a record deal in Toronto, they headed off to New York City. In New York they met keyboardist Bob Wiseman, but were still unable to arrange a recording contract. They later moved back to Toronto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tremolo (album)
''Tremolo'' is the seventh studio album by Blue Rodeo Blue Rodeo is a Canadian country rock band formed in 1984 in Toronto, Ontario. They have released 16 full-length studio albums, four live recordings, one greatest hits album, and two video/DVDs, along with multiple solo albums, side projects, a .... On this album, the band attempted to maintain a more immediate vibe than on 1995's '' Nowhere to Here'', which had been labelled as overly mannered by critics. To that end, songs were not brought to the whole band until the day of recording, so that the band's performance would retain a spontaneous flair. Track listing Chart performance Certifications References {{Authority control 1997 albums Blue Rodeo albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skyscraper Soul
''Skyscraper Soul'' is the third album by Jim Cuddy. It was released on September 27, 2011. Track listing All songs written by Jim Cuddy. #"Skyscraper Soul" — 5:02 #"Regular Days" — 3:55 #"Everyone Watched The Wedding" — 5:32 #"Still Want You" — 4:31 #"Wash Me Down" — 4:51 #"Watch Yourself Go Down" — 5:33 #"Don't Know That Much" — 1:48 #"Banks of the 49" — 5:12 #"What Is So Wrong" — 4:36 #"Ready To Fall" — 4:43 #"Water's Running High" — 4:24 #"How In The World" — 3:41 #"City Birds" (instrumental) — 2:05 #"With You" — 5:03 Track Trivia *"Everyone Watched The Wedding" was inspired by the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton Catherine, Princess of Wales, (born Catherine Elizabeth Middleton; 9 January 1982) is a member of the British royal family. She is married to William, Prince of Wales, heir apparent to the British throne, making Catherine the likely next ... Personnel (from CD notes) *Jim Cuddy - Vocals, guitars, harmonica, piano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Weiss
Laurence D. "Larry" Weiss (born March 25, 1941) is an American songwriter and musician. He wrote "Rhinestone Cowboy", a US no.1 hit for Glen Campbell in 1975; and co-wrote "Bend Me, Shape Me", "Hi Ho Silver Lining" and several other international hits. Biography Weiss was born in Newark, New Jersey, and grew up in Queens, New York. He started writing songs in his teens, and continued to do so while working in his family's textile sales business, Lizza Connor Bowen, ''Larry Weiss: Cuts and Scratches'', Nashville Arts Magazine, 3 November 2009 Retrieved April 24, 2013 before working as a freelance songwriter for |
Rhinestone Cowboy
"Rhinestone Cowboy" is a song written by Larry Weiss and recorded by American country music singer Glen Campbell. When released on May 26, 1975, as the lead single and title track from his album ''Rhinestone Cowboy'', it enjoyed huge popularity with both country and pop audiences. Background and writing Weiss wrote and recorded "Rhinestone Cowboy" in 1974, and it appeared on his 20th Century Records album ''Black and Blue Suite''. It did not, however, have much of a commercial impact as a single, although peaked at number 71 in Australia in August 1974. In late 1974, Campbell heard the song on the radio and, during a tour of Australia, decided to learn it. Soon after his return to the United States, Campbell went to Al Coury's office at Capitol Records, where he was approached about "a great new song" – "Rhinestone Cowboy". Several music writers noted that Campbell identified with the subject matter of "Rhinestone Cowboy" – survival and making it, particularly whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenn Sutton
Royce Glenn Sutton (September 28, 1937 – April 17, 2007) was an American country music songwriter, record producer, and one of the architects of the ''countrypolitan'' sound. Biography Sutton wrote or co-wrote many of Tammy Wynette's early hits including, "Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad", "Take Me to Your World" (which would be the last song Wynette ever sang in concert before her death in 1998), "I Don't Wanna Play House, " The Ways to Love a Man", "Kids Say the Darndest Things", and "Bedtime Story". He also wrote the song "What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)" (recorded by Jerry Lee Lewis, Rod Stewart, and Lynn Anderson), as well as the David Houston classic " Almost Persuaded". Sutton won a Grammy Award for the latter composition. "Almost Persuaded" has been covered by artists from all genres of music, including R&B legend Etta James. He also sang his own hit called "The Football Card" which nearly made the top forty on the Billboard Hot 100. Sutton is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Sherrill
Billy Norris Sherrill (November 5, 1936 – August 4, 2015) was an American record producer, songwriter, and arranger best known for his association with country artists, notably Tammy Wynette and George Jones. Sherrill and business partner Glenn Sutton are regarded as the defining influences of the countrypolitan sound, a smooth amalgamation of pop and country music that was popular during the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Sherrill also co-wrote many hit songs, including " Stand by Your Man" (written with Tammy Wynette) and "The Most Beautiful Girl" (written with Rory Bourke and Norro Wilson). Early years Born in Phil Campbell, Alabama, United States in 1936, the son of an evangelical preacher, Sherrill was initially attracted to jazz and blues music, learning to play the piano and, in his teens, the saxophone. During his teenage years, he led a jump blues band, and toured the southern states playing in R&B and rock 'n' roll bands. He signed a solo record deal with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almost Persuaded (song)
"Almost Persuaded" is a song written by Glenn Sutton and Epic Records producer Billy Sherrill and first recorded by David Houston in 1966. It is not to be confused with the Christian hymn of the same name. Content The song is about a married man who, while patronizing a tavern, sees a beautiful young woman and is instantly smitten. Forgetting that he is married, he nearly succumbs to temptation. However, when the two share a slow dance, he notices a reflection of his wedding ring literally in her eyes and, remembering his vows to his wife, leaves. Legacy "Almost Persuaded" spent nine weeks at No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles chart starting in August 1966 and has since gone on to become a country standard. The song was also a moderate pop hit, reaching twenty-four on the ''Billboard'' pop chart and was David Houston's only top 40 entry on the pop charts. For 46 years and two months, no No. 1 song matched the chart-topping longevity of "Almost Persuaded," until ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Keelor
James Gregory Keelor, (born Francis McIntyre, August 29, 1954) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and musician. He is best known as a member of the band Blue Rodeo, where he shares song writing and vocal duties with Jim Cuddy. Keelor has also released three solo albums and appeared as a guest musician on albums by Crash Vegas and Melissa McClelland. He participated, along with Rick White and members of The Sadies, in the supergroup The Unintended. Early life Keelor was born Francis McIntyre in Inverness, Nova Scotia, on August 29, 1954. Though he didn't know until adulthood, his birth parents had put him up for adoption. Keelor was adopted at age three and raised in Montréal. Keelor attended North Toronto Collegiate Institute, and it was there that he befriended football teammate Jim Cuddy in 1971. After graduation, Keelor, Cuddy and a group of college friends, in search of adventure, traveled to Western Canada in a rundown old school bus. The bus broke down in Saskatchewan, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Country Rock
Country rock is a genre of music which fuses rock and country. It was developed by rock musicians who began to record country-flavored records in the late 1960s and early 1970s. These musicians recorded rock records using country themes, vocal styles, and additional instrumentation, most characteristically pedal steel guitars.V. Bogdanov, C. Woodstra and S. T. Erlewine, ''All Music Guide to Rock: The Definitive Guide to Rock, Pop, and Soul'' (Backbeat Books, 3rd ed., 2002), p. 1327. Country rock began with artists like Buffalo Springfield, Michael Nesmith, Bob Dylan, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, the Byrds, the Flying Burrito Brothers, The International Submarine Band and others, reaching its greatest popularity in the 1970s with artists such as Emmylou Harris, the Eagles, Linda Ronstadt, Michael Nesmith, Poco, Charlie Daniels Band, and Pure Prairie League. Country rock also influenced artists in other genres, including the Band, the Grateful Dead, Creedence Clearwater Revival, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palace Of Gold (album)
''Palace of Gold'' is the ninth studio album by the Canadian country rock band Blue Rodeo. It is the band's first album with guitarist Bob Egan, formerly of Freakwater and Wilco, and is notable for performances featuring the Bushwhack Horns. Track listing All songs by Greg Keelor and Jim Cuddy, except where noted. #"Palace of Gold" – 3:47 #"Holding On" – 3:56 #"Homeward Bound Angel" – 5:47 #"Bulletproof" – 4:43 #"Comet" – 3:43 #"Walk Like You Don't Mind" – 4:09 #"Love Never Lies" – 3:27 #"Stage Door" – 3:01 #"Cause for Sympathy" – 4:11 #"What a Surprise" – 3:33 #"Clearer View" – 2:41 #"Glad to Be Alive" – 3:20 #"Find a Way to Say Goodbye" – 4:20 #"Tell Me Baby" – 5:02 #"The Railroad" ( Lee Hazlewood) (Live – US edition only) – 4:19 #"Bad Timing" (Live – US edition only) – 6:07 #"You're Everywhere" (Live – US edition only) – 3:40 Track trivia *The title track was later covered by Toronto surf-country band The Sadies under the title of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Light That Guides You Home
__NOTOC__ ''The Light That Guides You Home'' is the second album by Jim Cuddy James Gordon Cuddy, (born December 2, 1955) is a Canadian singer-songwriter primarily associated with the band Blue Rodeo. Early life and education Cuddy was born in Toronto, Ontario. His Mother Jean Cuddy was an English teacher at Monarch Par .... It was released on September 12, 2006. Track listing All songs written by Jim Cuddy. #"The Light That Guides You Home" – 5:32 #"Maybe Sometime" – 4:06 #"All I Need" – 4:23 #"Married Again" – 4:33 #"Pull Me Through" – 5:01 #"She Gets Down" – 3:12 #"Countrywide Soul" – 4:47 #"Will I Be Waiting" – 4:54 #"One Fine Day" – 4:21 #"Falling" – 3:58 #"What She Said" – 4:32 #"Stagger In" – 5:49 Credits * Songwriter: Jim Cuddy * Publishing: Buried Crow Music * Producer: Jim Cuddy and Colin Cripps * Associate Producer: Chris Shreenan-Dyck * Engineer: Chris Shreenan-Dyck * Mixer: Chris Shreenan-Dyck with Colin Cripps & Jim Cuddy except "Count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
